Chapter 15 of Jan Vedder's Wife is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Jan Vedder's Wife is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LABOR AND REST. "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy." The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence. "But where is Michael Snorro?" asked the doctor. "I thought to have heard him talk to-night."
Chapter 15 of Jan Vedder's Wife is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.”
of or relating to the sky
From this reading “"Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “"Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."”
possessive form of “jan” — the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “LABOR AND REST.”
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “"Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “"But where is Michael Snorro?" asked the doctor.”
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In this reading “The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.”
In this reading “"Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."”
In this reading “"Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."”
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the state of being absent
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LABOR AND REST.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But where is Michael Snorro?" asked the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where is Michael Snorro?" asked the doctor.
of or relating to the sky
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "But where is Michael Snorro?" asked the doctor.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I thought to have heard him talk to-night."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I thought to have heard him talk to-night."
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I thought to have heard him talk to-night."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought to have heard him talk to-night."
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But where is Michael Snorro?" asked the doctor.
possessive form of “jan” — the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading LABOR AND REST.
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading "But where is Michael Snorro?" asked the doctor.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading LABOR AND REST.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But where is Michael Snorro?" asked the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I thought to have heard him talk to-night."
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next evening Peter and Suneva and Dr. Balloch sat around Jan's hearth, and talked of all that he had seen and done during his absence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought to have heard him talk to-night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought to have heard him talk to-night."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where is Michael Snorro?" asked the doctor.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Turning to the celestial city, to infinite serenities, to love without limit, to perfect joy."
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